21. Mai 2005
Lugano / Schweiz
Artistic Gymnastics
6th International Trophy of Lugano - Swiss Dominance

The '6. Trofeo Internazionale Citta di Lugano' of artistic gymnastics was held in Switzerland last weekend. Winner of the men's team competition was 'Switzerland I', followed by 'Switzerland II' and the Netherlands. Best in all-around was Roman GISI from NKL Liestal (SUI), followed by three of his teammates.
A Netherland's junior team won in the women's team category, followed by France and Belgium, and Loes LINDERS (NED) was the best female gymnast in all-around...
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5. Mai 2005
Tokyo, Japan
Artistic Gymnastics
Hiroyuki Tomita wins Japanese World Trials

72 Gymnasts (!!) competed in the all around competition of the Japanese 'Worlds Secondary Trials 2005', which were held at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium .

Hiroyuki Tomita won the overall competition on first but also on second day. His best events were rings and horizontal bar. His rings have added a slow back roll to maltese cross from a beautiful planche.
This year the 2005 Universiade will be held in Izmir, Turkey.
Five Japanese men qualified...

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4. Mai 2005
Leipzig, Oklahoma City
Artistic Gymnastics
ERIKA ZUCHOLD - 3rd German gymnast in International HALL of FAME

It was 41 years ago, when the young German gymnast Erika Barth (GDR) was the first woman worldwide who risked a flic-flac on balance beam.But shortly before the Olympic Games of Tokyo 1946 her Achilles tendon fissured and throwed her back.....
But as Erika Zuchold she made a sensational comeback and from the world championships 1966 (Dortmund) to the Olympic Games 1972 (Munich) she developed to one of the most renowned gymnasts worldwide....
Now she got an invitation...

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1. Mai 2005
Budapest / Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG Symposium finished in Budapest

This weekend in Budapest, the FIG President and Executive Commission are met with the Men’s and Women’s Technical Committees, the Presidents of the Continental Unions' Technical Committee and one of their members, as well as a group of distinguished experts from around the world,
including Marta Karolyi (USA), Leonid Arkayev and Andrei Rodionenko (RUS), Jesus Carballo sr. (ESP), Kurt Knirsch (GER), Ivan Cuk (SLO), Bruno Franceschetti (ITA), Viktor Doylidov (BLR), and David Kerwin (GBR).
The FIG...

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1. Mai 2005
Ghent / Belgium
Artistic Gymnastics
World Cup Ghent: Winners came from nine different nations!

The winners of the 2nd World Cup Ghent 2005 in men's category came from 6 different countries: Brandon O'Neil from Great Britain (floor), Robert Seligmann from Croatia (pommel), Yuri van Gelder from Netherlands (rings), Razvan Selariu from Romania (vault), Andreu Vivo from Spain (p.bars) and on high bar Yernar Yerimbetov from Kazhakhstan...
Most successful in women's category was Alicia Saramone from USA, winning vault and floor. Best gymnast on bars was the British Beth Tweddle and Olympic Champion Catalina...

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